Music Lessons in Springfield, IL. It's your time.

.I'm a professional musician with 15+ years of teaching experience both in music schools and private.I have a Master Degree in music and I'm a performing and recording artist.
I prefer to work individually with each student and set goals depending on ones musical background, level and tastes. We can work and explore guitar in different styles such as rock, jazz, funk, country and I would be more then happy to share my knowledge that I've gained over the years with you. If this sounds interesting don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Guitar (Acoustic/Electric) lessons for beginners focus on finger placement, strumming, sight-reading, understanding groove and chord placement. Students will learn to care for their instrument as well as tuning the guitar. learning to play their favorite style of songs and ultimately be taught the skills to pick out a song and play it on their own!

Using both a phonics and whole word approach, I emphasize letter sound and high-frequency word recognition. Some students hesitate to read out loud out of fear of making mistakes. However, by creating a comfortable atmosphere, I enable a student to learn easily in a supportive environment as we explore interesting passages of all types, including creative fictional, history-based, science-based, and contemporary.

Overall basic vocal technique, vocal placement, harmony, ear training.

My goal as a teacher is to give you the facility to express yourself through music. The key parts to developing this facility are:

1. theory -- notice i say theory, not rules. learning music theory is not about learning rigid rules that will stifle your creativity. when you learn theory, you learn to identify patterns and give them names so you can remember and reuse them. the more you know your theory, the more ways you know to express your ideas
2. technique -- the last thing you want is for your technique to hinder your ability to express your idea. Having good technique lets your ideas flow naturally. and really, why would you not want to be the best you can be?

When you take lessons with me, you get out of it what you put in. Your job as student is to be honest with what you expect to achieve and my job as teacher is to give you the tools to achieve it

Teaching English is a passion of mine. I taught English for over two years while I lived abroad in Japan and am TEFL/TESOL certified. I love helping people learn a new skill whether that be in grammar, pronunciation, or conversation practice. My lesson plans include listening, speaking, and writing practice so there's something there for everyone. I can't wait to meet you and start your English learning journey!